metal rod

collocation in English

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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rod
noun[C]
uk
/rɒd/us
/rɑːd/
a long, thin pole made of wood ...
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(Definition ofmetalandrodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Using reciprocating motion to oscillate a thinmetalrod, the device could define dimensional space through time.
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It was like ametalrod, all the links being bitten into one another in a straight rod.
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The "varza" is ametalrod, about one centimer in thickness, often crowned with a bull's head.
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At the base of the double bass is ametalrodwith a spiked end called the endpin, which rests on the floor.
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This cross stands atop ametalrodplaced into the ground at the veteran's grave.
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She has ametalrodand has a fear of water.
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The flag used on this mission had ametalrodto hold it horizontal from its pole.
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Composite bats are also available, essentially wooden bats with ametalrodinside.
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The simplest lazy kate consists of wooden bars with ametalrodrunning between them.
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The ultrasonic horn is commonly a solidmetalrodwith a round transverse cross-section and a variable-shape longitudinal cross-section - the rod horn.
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Another terminal is connected to ametalrodimplanted in the earth, called a ground or earth rod.
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A variation of a monopole antenna, it consists of a verticalmetalrodor mast mounted over a conductive surface called a ground plane.
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The vibrating part is ametalrodembedded onto a heavy plate.
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The pickguard was floating, attached to the body by ametalrod.
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The can was to be pierced in its center with the sharpmetalrodof the opener.
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It consists of a verticalmetalrod, usually brass, from the end of which hang two parallel strips of thin flexible gold leaf.
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The truss rod (1.2) is ametalrod(usually adjustable) that counters the tension of the strings to keep the neck straight.
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The perabor is traditionally made from a stick burned through its entire length by ametalrod.
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